1. Stamp a label on your photo
Output size: (same as your original). Exporting through a canvas drops EXIF metadata such as camera data and GPS location.
2. Copy disclosure wording
These are plain patterns to adapt, not a statement that any wording satisfies a particular rule.
What the boards we checked say
- MLS Now requires every altered, staged or rendered image to carry an on-image label reading “Virtually Staged”, “Digitally Altered” or “Rendering/AI-Generated”, repeated in captions and descriptions, and requires keeping the unaltered originals and providing them on request. Source: MLS Now Rules, Section 3. Those three phrases are the presets above.
- connectMLS (SmartMLS) requires virtually staged photos to carry a stamp or watermark saying so; if you do not add one yourself, you can ask connectMLS to apply its own watermark. Source: connectMLS: Virtually Staged Photos.
- California (AB 723, from 1 January 2026) requires a conspicuous “altered” statement on or next to the image plus access to the original. See our California section.
Not every board allows on-photo labels. If yours does not, put the disclosure in the caption or remarks instead (second box above).
Questions
Is my photo uploaded?
No. The page reads the file with your browser, draws it on a canvas and builds the download locally. There are no uploads, no cookies and no outside requests. You can check this in your browser’s network tab.
Does the label change the photo quality?
The output keeps your original pixel size. JPEG export uses quality 0.92, so it is re-compressed once; use PNG if you need lossless output (files are larger).
Which staging tool should I use?
See the tested rankings and price per photo. Pick a tool whose output keeps walls, windows and doors unchanged, which matters for compliance; we explain how we check that in the methodology.